Business players - April 9

April 09, 2010

Lorie Lehman has joined Pennsylvania First Settlement Services II LP as a settlement officer/account manager. Lehman comes to Pennsylvania First after being in the Pocono title industry for the past 24 years. During that time, Lehman served in the positions of escrow officer, closing & settlement manager and partner for Investor's Abstract Inc. and New Millennium Settlement Agency Inc., both local, well-established title and settlement businesses. Lehman, as account manager, will be responsible for developing new business not only in Monroe County, but also in Pike and Carbon counties and the Lake Wallenpaupack area.

David B. Kennedy of Lower Saucon Township, formerly president of KNBT, has been promoted to group executive vice president and chief delivery officer for National Penn Bank. He will be responsible for oversight of each bank's regions in delivery of commercial and retail banking products and services, as well as the cross-referring efforts of services such as insurance offered by National Penn's other lines of business. Before KNBT's merger with National Penn, he was president of the Greater Lehigh Valley Region of KNBT. He began his career with Summit Bank, formerly First Valley Bank in Bethlehem. He has 27 years' experience in the financial services industry. Kennedy earned his bachelor's degree from Lafayette College and an MBA from Lehigh University.

Denise Summa has joined Westminster Village as director of the adult day care program. She is responsible for day-to-day operations of the program, including working with family members and community agencies. Summa has a degree in psychology and more than 15 years' experience in human services.

Barbara A. Keller has been hired by Westminster Village as director of admissions and marketing for the health center. She will be responsible for transitioning residents into the short-term rehabilitation program, as well as long-term and memory-support admissions. Keller has a bachelor of science in health administration and has worked in the senior living industry for more than 20 years.